Officers, detectives, and dispatchers who have demonstrated special initiative, perseverance, and exceptional performance will be applauded for going above and beyond the call of duty. Commendations of Merit and Commendatory Letters will be presented to members of the Penn Police Department, the PennComm Center, Fire and Emergency Services, and AlliedBarton Security personnel.

This year’s top honors will acknowledge the courage and quick-thinking of members of the Penn community who sprung into action when three different people recently went into cardiac arrest. The good Samaritans utilized Automated External Defibrillators (AED) devices—strategically placed around campus to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims—to help the people in distress and waited for medical professionals to arrive.

“Penn was on the leading edge of installing Automated External Defibrillators in 1999,” says Maureen S. Rush, vice president for Public Safety. “Today, we have over 108 AEDs installed throughout campus and carried by Penn Police.”

Rush says the commendations are DPS’s way of congratulating and expressing the department’s gratitude “to those who risk their lives to keep us safe on a daily basis, as well as to show our appreciation to first responders, both law enforcement, as well as our security partners from AlliedBarton, PennComm Tele-communicators, members of the Philadelphia Fire Department, and concerned citizens.”

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“More companies are asking how they can separate themselves from the organization and instead tighten their connection to the game. The brand of FIFA is problematic but the game of soccer is still popular.”

— Kenneth L. Shropshire, director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, on how the FIFA corruption scandal has caused some sponsors to be less concerned about partnering with the powerful soccer organization. FIFA tends to have the most leverage when negotiating deals with companies, but experts are wondering whether sponsors will be able to demand clauses that allow them to leave in cases of corruption. (The Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2015)